Fluid-filled bomb-disrupting apparatus and method
Abstract
An apparatus and method for disarming improvised bombs are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fluid-filled bottle or container made of plastic or another soft material which contains a fixed or adjustable, preferably sheet explosive. The charge is fired centrally at its apex and can be adjusted to propel a fluid projectile that is broad or narrow, depending upon how it is set up. In one embodiment, the sheet explosive is adjustable so as to correlate the performance of the fluid projectile to the disarming needs for the improvised explosive device (IED). Common materials such as plastic water bottles or larger containers can be used, with the sheet explosive or other explosive material configured in a general chevron-shape to target the projectile toward the target. In another embodiment, a thin disk of metal is conformably mounted with the exterior of the container and radially aligned with the direction of fire of the fluid projectile. Depending on the configuration and the amount of explosive and fluid used, a projectile is fired at the target that has sufficient energy to penetrate rigid enclosures from fairly long stand-off and yet is focused enough to be targeted to specific portions of the IED for disablement.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873907
- Patent Number(s):
- 6269725
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fluid-filled; bomb-disrupting; apparatus; method; disarming; improvised; bombs; disclosed; comprises; bottle; container; plastic; soft; material; contains; fixed; adjustable; preferably; sheet; explosive; charge; fired; centrally; apex; adjusted; propel; fluid; projectile; broad; narrow; depending; set; embodiment; correlate; performance; device; ied; common; materials; water; bottles; larger; containers; configured; chevron-shape; target; disk; metal; conformably; mounted; exterior; radially; aligned; direction; fire; configuration; amount; sufficient; energy; penetrate; rigid; enclosures; fairly; stand-off; focused; targeted; specific; portions; disablement; explosive device; sufficient energy; explosive material; apparatus comprises; apparatus comprise; soft material; /86/89/102/
Citation Formats
Cherry, Christopher R. Fluid-filled bomb-disrupting apparatus and method. United States: N. p., 2001.
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Cherry, Christopher R. Fluid-filled bomb-disrupting apparatus and method. United States.
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"Fluid-filled bomb-disrupting apparatus and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873907.
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title = {Fluid-filled bomb-disrupting apparatus and method},
author = {Cherry, Christopher R},
abstractNote = {An apparatus and method for disarming improvised bombs are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fluid-filled bottle or container made of plastic or another soft material which contains a fixed or adjustable, preferably sheet explosive. The charge is fired centrally at its apex and can be adjusted to propel a fluid projectile that is broad or narrow, depending upon how it is set up. In one embodiment, the sheet explosive is adjustable so as to correlate the performance of the fluid projectile to the disarming needs for the improvised explosive device (IED). Common materials such as plastic water bottles or larger containers can be used, with the sheet explosive or other explosive material configured in a general chevron-shape to target the projectile toward the target. In another embodiment, a thin disk of metal is conformably mounted with the exterior of the container and radially aligned with the direction of fire of the fluid projectile. Depending on the configuration and the amount of explosive and fluid used, a projectile is fired at the target that has sufficient energy to penetrate rigid enclosures from fairly long stand-off and yet is focused enough to be targeted to specific portions of the IED for disablement.},
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